Published on 09:27 PM, June 05, 2022

Fire victims' families to get Tk 10 lakh each: BM Container Depot

Tk 6 lakh for seriously injured

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BM Container Depot officials have expressed their condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the fire incident in Chattogram's Sitakunda.

In a statement sent to the media this evening (June 5, 2022), they announced Tk 10 lakh as compensation for each of the family of the deceased and Tk 6 lakh for the seriously injured people or any person who have lost any organ in the explosion, and Tk 4 lakh for the others injured in the explosion, reports our Chattogram staff correspondent.

Besides, they said the company was helping in the treatment of patients, and providing food and other logistic support to the attendants of the hospitalised patients.

In the statement, they said they would provide an adult member of the family of deceased a job in the company while the families which do not have an adult member would be provided money every month equal to the salary of the deceased staffers of the company until their children become adults.